UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON ― A blood test, combined with a risk model based on an individual’s history, more accurately determines who is likely to benefit from lung cancer screening than the current U.S. recommendation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology led by researchers...
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New Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors Identified
Zarrin Hossain January 05, 2022 Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a number of risk factors and now new research, published in Diabetes Care, suggests that increased levels of liver fat and a smaller pancreas volume may also add to a greater risk of developing T2D. Head of Research Communications at Diabetes UK, Dr. Lucy Chambers, commented that this breakthrough...
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European men are exposed to more parasitic roundworms than previously expected
You may be surprised to learn that European men are exposed to Ascaris lumbricoides roundworm. In fact, scientists recently figured out that their exposure to this parasite is greater than previously estimated. A new study from the Universities of Birmingham, Bergen, and Cape Town revealed that young men exposed to Ascaris lumbricoides are at increased...
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Risk of overactive bladder associated with medications for dementia
by University of Houston Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, has evaluated the risk of overactive bladder (OAB) as a side effect of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) drugs taken for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The research was based on the dissertation...
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Marijuana users’ risk of deadly complication doubles after rare type of bleeding stroke
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2022 — Among people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) stroke, a type of bleeding stroke, recent marijuana users were more than twice as likely to develop a dangerous complication that can result in death or greater disability, according to new...
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First model to predict lifetime risk of heart failure
Imagine visiting the doctor, answering a few basic questions, and getting an on-the-spot estimate of whether you’ll experience heart failure in the next 30 years. Such a model now exists, thanks to a new Northwestern Medicine study, which derived and validated the first set of risk prediction models for lifetime risk of heart failure. The ability...
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The Aging Kidney Harms the Brain
A good deal of evidence points to declining kidney function as a cause of declining cognitive function in aging. There are strong correlations between loss of kidney function and risk of dementia, for example. Correlation isn’t a smoking gun in matters of aging, however: it is possible for any one of the underlying forms of molecular damage that cause aging, or...
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Nearly 2 million children worldwide develop asthma as a result of breathing in traffic-related pollution
by George Washington University Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, according to a new study published today. Credit: Chris Leboutillier Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in...
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Prescription drug misuse later in life greatly increases risk for substance use disorder
by University of Michigan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly half of people in a large U.S. study reported misusing prescription drugs between ages 18-50, which made them more likely to develop substance use disorder symptoms as adults––especially those whose misuse peaked later in life. The new study from University of Michigan School of Nursing researchers...
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Lower Hemoglobin Levels Correlate with Raised Mortality in Older People
Anemia is a lowered level of red blood cells and hemoglobin, leading to a diminished supply of oxygen to tissues and thus degraded function throughout the body. The anemia of aging, like all issues in later life, is a gradual onset, a sliding scale of dysfunction with an arbitrary line in the sand as how low hemoglobin must fall for...